STORM: Lake Elsinore rallies to beat Visalia

LAKE ELSINORE ---- Just about everyone on the home team got what they were looking for on Sunday.

Padres closer Huston Street put in a hard inning of work as the starter. No. 1 starter Donn Roach pitched 6 2/3 strong innings in relief. And the Storm scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh to rally from a three-run deficit and produce a 7-5 victory over Visalia before an announced crowd of 3,399 at The Diamond.

The Storm (30-27) remained within a game of first place High Desert in the California League South Division standings. Roach earned his league-leading ninth win.

Street, who threw nine pitches in a rehab start for Lake Elsinore at Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, tossed 20 pitches on Sunday. He allowed one long hit and two earned runs. His fastest pitch was clocked at 87 mph.

Street, who has a 0.93 ERA and four saves for the Padres this season, hopes to rejoin San Diego on Tuesday. The right-hander has been on the disabled list with a strained back muscle since May 5.

Visalia (27-30) right fielder Bobby Borchering found a couple of Street pitches to his liking. He lifted a towering drive toward right with plenty of home run distance that sailed just foul. Two pitches later, he cracked one even further, easily clearing the 36-foot high wall in right-center.

Meanwhile, Rawhide starter Ray Hernandez was comfortable in his normal spot. He shut out Lake Elsinore through six innings, allowing six hits, while striking out eight.

But the Storm found Visalia's bullpen more friendly. Leading 3-0, the Rawhide used three relievers in the seventh. Chris Bisson's RBI double began the comeback. An RBI single by Everett Williams made it 3-2.

Connor Powers, who struck out in his first two plate appearances after replacing a flu-ridden Cory Spangenberg at second base in the second, then cleared the bases with a two-strike, line-drive double that hit the chalk in left. Rymer Liriano's sacrifice fly to center scored Powers, making it 6-3.

"I was chasing pitches out of the zone, but luckily he left a pitch up, and got some barrel on it, and got a double out of it," said Powers. "I don't get out of the box that fast, so I was standing right where the umpire was. It just hit right on the line."

Roach, who was on cruise control after allowing two hits, a walk and a run in the third, got into trouble in the eighth. He booted a grounder, which loaded the bases with no outs.

He came back to strike out the next two hitters before walking Ryan Lapensee on a full count to score a run.

Chris Franklin came in out of the bullpen and ended the inning by getting Raywilly Gomez to fly out to left. Roach was the first to greet Franklin with a hug when he reached the dugout.